Christmas

Canon of Peace
For SAB with Piano and Optimal Decscant
Duration: ca 2:45
Words by Based on Pachelbel's Canon in D
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Additonal Words and Music by
Ruth Morris Gray

     
Score entered by Dave Sheppard

 
Sweetly  = 80

Soprano

    
Alto  

     
T & B
 
                  
      

 
      
  
   
     
Piano

   
        



4

S.

  
I heard the bells on Christ mas day,

         


A.


           
I heard the bells on Christ mas day,

 

T.

     
             
I heard the bells on Christ mas day,

  

            

    
Pno.
    
              

7

S.

  
               
their old fa mil iar car ols play. And wild and sweet the

A.

               
 
their old fa mil iar car ols play. And wild and sweet the

T.
  
      
           
their old fa mil iar car ols play. And wild and sweet the

      
          
       
Pno.

  
          


 
10

S.

 
words re peat of peace on earth, good will to

           



A.

    
words re peat of peace on earth, good will.

        



T.

            

           
words re peat of peace on earth, good will to

 
     

      
    
Pno. 

2
     
  
13

S.

       
    
men.

A.

      

Ding dong ding dong ding dong ding ding dong ding.

 
T.

                  
    
men.


       
       
       
Pno.

       
    

17

S.

 
Ding dong ding dong ding dong, hear them ring.

          



A.

     

Ding dong ding dong ding dong ding, hear them ring.

 
T.

                  
    
 
           
       
Pno. 

3
     

21

S.

    
   


A.


                
Ding dong ding dong ding dong ding


 



T.

            
         
And in des spair I bowed my head: "There is no peace on



 
          
      
Pno. 

      

24

S.

      
  
Ding dong ding dong

A.

           
     
ding dong ding. Ding dong ding dong

T.
 
    
              

earth" I said. "For hate is strong and mocks the song of

 

 
           
     
Pno.

4
    
         
27


S.

 
ding dong, hear them ring. "Peace on earth," the

         
  

A.

          
ding dong ding, hear them ring. "Peace on earth," the

T.


       

 
     
       
     
Pno. 

        
   
30

S.


           
an gels said, "Peace, peace, peace on earth."

A.

    

an gels said, "Peace, peace, peace on earth."


T.

                    

           
      
Pno.

5
      
       
33

S.

  
         
"Peace on earth," the an gels said, "Peace, peace,

A.

    

"Peace on earth," the an gels said, "Peace, peace,

                          
T.

     
 
            
   
Pno.

     
         
36


S.

 
          
   
peace on earth." "Peace on earth," the an gels said,



A.

     
peace on earth." Then ring ing sing ing on its way,


T.

                   
       
Ding dong ding dong

   
    
          
   
Pno. 

6
      
       
39

S.

  
           
"Peace, peace,


peace on earth."

 
"Peace on earth," the

A.
 

     
     
the world re volved from night to day. A voice, a chime, a

T.


             
        
ding dong ding ding dong ding. Ding dong

    

            
  
 
Pno.

     
       
42

 
S.


            
an gels said, "Peace, peace, peace on earth."


A.
  

            
chant sub lime of peace on earth, good will to men. of

T.


     
                
ding dong ding dong ding dingdong ding.

       

           
   
     
Pno.

7
    
      




46 rit. a tempo

S.

 
  
good will Ding dong ding dong,

        
  
rit. a tempo

A.

        
peace on earth, good will to men, of

    

 rit. a tempo

T.

    
       

      
   
good will to men, of



            
  


 
Pno. rit. a tempo

  

      
50 rit.


S.

 

peace, good will to men.

      


  
rit.

A.

 
      
peace on earth, good will to men.

   



rit.

T.

   
         
peace on earth, good will to men.


     

    
     
   


 
Pno. rit.